By Peter Roberts An autonomous electric vehicle platform developed in the Bayswater North industrial area of Melbourne has surfaced with the release of new pictures and video. After a $7.7 million, four-year development project, robotics company Applied EV has revealed its first ‘mobility solution’ – the Blanc Robot (pictured above, and below). The Blanc Robot…
The federal government is to invest in development of ultra-high-precision sapphire clock technology to boost the performance of Australia’s over the horizon radar detection network. The government has awarded a $4.8 million contract to BAE Systems Australia and CryoClock Pty Ltd to develop a more precise timing system for the Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN)…
Tissue regeneration technology developer Orthocell’s CelGro Dental product has been recommended for inclusion on the Australian Prosthesis List, opening opportunities for Australian and international sales. The list defines the benefit to be paid by private health insurers for the CelGro product. The Perth company is commercialising products to facilitate the regeneration of severed peripheral nerves…
Researchers at Perth’s Curtin University have developed a method of making the silicon used in making electronics such as telephones, cameras and computers, at room temperature. The new technique replaces extreme heat in the process with electric currents to create the same chemical reaction that turns silica into silicon. Lead researcher Song Zhang said: “Typically…
Oil and gas industry composites manufacturer Matrix Composites & Engineering has won a contract from the Western Australian state government to develop solar-powered bulk hand sanitiser dispensers for use in public spaces in the state, The dispensers, dubbed Solsan, are completely touchless in their operation, and were developed in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The…
The federal government has continued its rush of announcements this time revealing it will replace two amphibious warfare fleets. An Independent Landing Craft will be delivered to replace the Army’s existing LCM-8 vessels (pictured). And an Amphibious Vehicle will also be built to replace Army’s current LARC-V The government said the replacements would cost up…
By Peter Roberts Dale Elphinstone is living proof of the old adage that you can’t keep a good man down – in his case, a good manufacturer. Elphinstone’s (pictured below) story is one of those that begins in a garage, this time in the small mining, industrial and port town of Burnie on the north-west…
The Australian Manufacturing Forum and @AuManufacturing news today launch the first of a series of value-added services to manufacturers. We have teamed up with a small group of trusted partners to provide access to services, with those wishing to sell their businesses or build capability to meet defence orders the first to benefit. The Australian…
Lithium Australia gains patent protection for SiLeach Lithium Australia has been granted patent protection in the United States and Australia for its SiLeach process which unlocks the value in lithium-bearing clays and micas. The process can produce lithium hydroxide, lithium carbonate and lithium phosphate which is used to produce lithium-ion batteries. The process is also…
Scientists from the University of Wollongong (UOW) are part of an international team that has fabricated artificial muscles by twisting and coiling carbon nanotube or polymer yarns. The researchers from the United States, South Korea, China and Australia have just published their results, considered to be an important breakthrough in the development of artificial muscles,…